Stephen King FanCast

I KNOW. It’s been way too long. But when life is tough, some of the more enjoyable parts of it can fall away. But I’m back. And I promise to be back soon. Richard Dawson and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the adaptation of “The Running Man.”
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson on the Science of Stephen King’s Dark Tower. Those of you that have heard the Dark Tower episodes of the podcast, know that I really enjoy the theoretical science that goes into it.

One day, whilst pondering another MIND = BLOWN episode of StarTalk Radio, I got to thinking about the Tower, and how a scientist would view these various things. On a whim, I decided to shoot an email off to, none other than, the Director of the Hayden Planetarium and world renowned astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. To my surprise, he did a short email interview with me regarding the topic! I am so excited to bring you this interview! Dr. Matt Jacobs: In the novels, human kind manages to perfect time travel to the point of allowing corporations to build “doors” to other times and offer trips to different times as, what amounts to, vacations packages.

Dr. Provided you could not interact with the past that you witness, there’s no reason why these could not become quite the vacation package.
Where Are They Now? – Danny Lloyd. Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrence from "The Shining" You may remember Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrence from “The Shining.”

Well, in my quest to find out what happened to this former child star and still horror icon, I found remarkably little. According to his IMDb page, he did one other movie two years later called “Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordan Liddy” that was made for TV. After that, he dropped off the proverbial map.
Podcast: The Dark Tower Wrap-Up with Bryant Burnette. Song Break: Marc Gunn - “Middle-Earth Bragging Rights” This episode finds the Honk MahFah himself, Bryant Burnette, and I chatting about what our choices would be, should we get to cast the Dark Tower movies, should they actually be getting made.

Matt also reveals a secret casting that he heard about, but probably won’t happen now that production has been delayed. Matt also bounces some ideas off of Bryant about an all nerd culture dream-cast for the Dark Tower movies! Then we get into some talk about the Dark Tower Comics and how they are trying to fill some of the gaps that were left in the Dark Tower books.

All you non-Wholigans can tune at after that, because it turns out that both Bryant and I are huge Doctor Who fans!
Matt’s Review: Stephen King’s “11/22/63″
"11/22/63" Audiobook Cover I KNOW!

The book has been out for over 2 months now, and not only did I just finish the audiobook, but I am just getting around to writing a review. I know… better late than never.
GetGlue. Harry Potter Team, David Yates and Steve Kloves to Re-Boot Stephen King’s “The Stand”?
GetGlue. Stephen King and Joe Hill are Working on a Comic Book Together. By now you know that I am a huge fan of King’s comic books and Hill’s comic books.

With this news, I am absolutely giddy! I may have found nerdvana with this.
GetGlue. Where Are They Now? – Kate Maberly. Kate Maberly as "Dinah" in "The Langoliers" ('95)

GetGlue. GetGlue. Stephen King Fancast- The Dark Tower 7 with Bob LeDrew of the Kingcast. I am joined on this episode by Bob Ledrew from the Kingcast!

I have been wanting to do a collabo episode with Bob for a while, and couldn’t see a better episode to have him on. We are both Dark Tower nerds and I am stoked that he was willing to join me. We got into DT movie casting just a bit, so those of you that are waiting for all that should enjoy it. This is not the final Dark Tower episode, but almost. The Next episode will be dealing with the Dark Tower Comics and some of the DT Movie stuff. The Kingcast: Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ Check-In on GetGlue. GetGlue. GetGlue. GetGlue. Stephen King Movie Club: Now Available as a Video Podcast. I started the Stephen King Movie Club a little while back and made it available for your viewing pleasure on YouTube, as well as the blogs and various social sites.

I heard from a few people that they would like to see it become it’s own podcast as well. Now it is. I will continue making it available on YouTube as well, so if you are subscribed to the YouTube page, then nothing will change for you. Those of you that are interested in the Movie Club in podcast format, can get it on iTunes. I haven’t submitted it to Zune yet, but that is because I’m not sure how many people actually use the service. I ask you all to please hit the iTunes link below, and go leave comments on the podcast! If this is the first you are hearing about the Stephen King Movie Club, then you can hit the “Stephen King Movie Club” tab at the top of the page for more information and subscription links.
My Interview With Bob LeDrew. Bob LeDrew is the host of a wonderful website titled the Kingcast.

A lot of King sites require a lot of reading. . . which is fine, since most of us read Stephen King! However, Kingcast also offers loads of audio interviews and is a very unique experience. Bob, as he shares below, is also a music lover and also a fan of Ray Bradbury.
GetGlue. GetGlue. Stephen King Movie Club: Storm of the Century. Help Us Raise Funds for a New Stephen King Fan Experience. My Favorite Stephen King Audiobooks. If you are a listener of the Stephen King Fancast, you already know that I prefer audiobooks over books.

I find that, when I’m reading, my mind tends to wander and I end up re-reading a lot of passages and still don’t fully under the story once I have finished the book. When I listen to the audiobook, I am enthralled and allowed to play the mind movie game, which is my favorite part about books, while still grasping the story. That being said, I recently got an email from someone who wanted to get into listening to audiobooks and they were asking what a good place to start would be.
Video: Stephen King Interview about 11/22/63 on the Today Show. Stephen King Raises Funds to Help Pay Heating Costs in Maine. Stephen King announced last month that his foundation would match up to $70,000 if the listeners of the 3 Bangor area radio stations he owns would match it, making the total donation $140,000.

This fundraising effort exceeded his expectations when an anonymous Californian offered to donate an additional $50,000 if King would match that. King, being a Mainer himself, agreed to the terms, making the total donation $240,000.
Help Us Raise Funds for A New Stephen King Fan Experience. In a previous post, I stated that I was hoping to do a site re-build and add a bunch of new features for readers of this blog, listeners of the podcast and viewers of the Movie Club. I got a pretty good response from people about wanting to contribute to these changes and to help out in any way they can. I have decided to layout for you exactly what changes that, in an ideal world, I would be making to the Stephen King Fancast and why. Before I start hounding you for money, here's the story. Since this blog originally started as just a podcast, I was perfectly OK with having a free-hosted blog, or three of them, for that matter.

This blog has taken on new aspects that I feel are deserving of a re-branding and a re-building.
GetGlue. GetGlue. Episode 20: The Stand, part 2 — you gotta have faith. Episode 20 of The Kingcast wraps up the 2-parter on The Stand . Although you don’t have to listen in order, you might want to check out my interview with Trashy himself, Matt Frewer, in episode 18. If you don’t remember Matt, here’s a YouTube clip from the miniseries of the Trash Can Man’s greatest hits: In any case, this time I’ve got some thoughts (about 40 minutes worth, as it turns out) about the role religious faith plays in The Stand’s 1200 pages.

From Mother Abagail to Randall Flagg to Glen Bateman to Harold Lauder, there’s a lot of meat for those who like to think about religion in this novel.
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